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z/OS Explorer

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API for IDz compare functionality (and a save dialog when using the SWAP button in case of sources are in dirty state)

It would be useful to have an API for the IDz compare including the possibility to edit one or both of the two compared sources (similar to the EditorOpener.getInstance().browse/.open).Additionally there is a problem using the SWAP button. When yo...
about 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer 4 Not under consideration

Sort Tabs in Remote Shell View

When we have several tabs open in the the Remote Shell view, it would be very helpful if we could sort them in the same way as we can sort the tabs in the editor.
over 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 2 Not under consideration

RDZ JES job filtering

extend the capabilities in RDz to provide a JES filter that supports the functionality currently found in SDSF. DA OJOB is not supported and is often used to provide a current list of active jobs
about 12 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 4 Not under consideration

Explorer needs grouped connections to relate ftp connection and cmci connection together

RBS has multiple sysplex and CICSplex.When switching CMCI session the related FTP session does not switch automatically.Which means the explorer can deliver incorrect results because of a mismatch between active CMCI and FTP session connections. A...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 1 Not under consideration

Support JWT in zCEE API Toolkit IBM Explorer for z/OS

From the PMR:Hello,I've confirmed with the z/OS Connect EE developers that JWT authentication from the z/OS Connect EE API toolkit is not supported. Could the customer raise an RFE that would start with z/OS Explorer host connections and then we c...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Not under consideration

Improve startup time for IBM Explorer

When we start IBM Explorer, it will read and load more than 3,000 small files, mostly from the PLUGIN directory. These are small JAR files and parameter files. Reading all these small files from the network results in long startup times. Even if t...
about 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 1 Not under consideration

IBM Explorer - Operator commands

The z/OS operators are starting to show an interest in IBM Explorer. The main items they would like implemented are:1. Ability to issue operator commands from the RSE perspective.2. View the results of operator commands (active joblog)
about 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 1 Not under consideration

IRemoteErrorFeedback.performErrorfeedback()

To fill the RemoteErrorList from a custom plugin you have to use the IRemoteErrorFeedback interface and the performErrorfeedback Method. Up to that point it is part of the RDz API. Unfortunately there is no implementation of the interface provided...
over 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 5 Not under consideration

Supporting JOBCORRELATOR in RDz JES Job Filter

In RDz your are only allowed to create filters using:owner, job name prefix, job status job class and job output class It would be really nice if the job correlation feature was also introduced in RDz.
over 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 4 Not under consideration

ISPF-like editor forz/OS Explorer

For old mainframe people, it would be very nice to have ISPF editor-like functions like:- Proper line numbers/command area to the left- Repeat- Copy with overlay- Move with overlay - Edit macros - Exclude lines combined with findetc.
over 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 1 Not under consideration